Necktie-fastener



G. H. RUSSELL.

- NECKTIB PASTE'NER. No. 542,031.

Patented July 2; 1895.

nu Hill UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. RUSSELL, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

NECKTlE-FAST ENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,031, dated duly 2,1895. Application filed March 11, 1895. Serial No. 541,253- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States,and aresidentof Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNecktie-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the follow; ing is afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to devices for preventing neckties from rising upon standing collars; and it consists in certain peculiarities ofconstruction as will be fully set forth hereinafter and subsequentlyclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a representation of my device in use. Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig.1. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of my improved device.

The object of my invention is to provide a detachable device designed tobe used with a necktie or band tied by hand, so that after such a tiehasbeen tied around a standing collar on the wearer the device can beadjusted to prevent the tie from rising, andalso, when the tie has beenworn, to remove the device therefrom for use upon a fresh tie.

Referring to the drawings, my device is shown in perspective in Fig. 3,and is formed of a single strip of wire, preferably silver wire, bentinto the required shape and sharpened into points at the ends thereof,comprising two straight portions a a, bent at the ends to form hooks bb, terminating in sharp points a c, the lower ends of the partsa a beingrounded, as at d d, and thence extending upward by the convergingportions e e, united at the top by the loopf, rising to a plane abovethe tops of the hooks Z) Z).

In Figs. 1 and 2 I illustrate the manner of using my improved device. Arepresents a straight standing collar, and B a straight dress-tie, oflawn, silk, or any other suitable material. After the bow has beenformed by hand the points a c of my device are inserted through the tieB, close to the bow just tied, at the proper height above the bottomline thereof, so that when my device is pulled downward the bottom ofsaid tie will rest just above the bends d d of the device between theparts a a and e e. Then the tie is pulled downward until the loop f isbelow the adjacent bottom edge of the collar A and pushed back of saidcollar between it and the neckband of the shirt 0, when the tie ispushed smoothly up to place again, with both tie and collar between theconverging parts a a and e e of said device.

To remove the device, it is only necessary to crowd any thin object,such as a knife-blade, pin, or the thumb-nail, between the tie and thehooks b b and press downward until below the points 0 0, when the devicecan be instantly removed ready for use upon a fresh tie.

In using my device it should not be placed upon the tie until after thesame has been partly tied by hand, as it is desirable to place it asclosely as possible to the bow, so that the latter, when straightenedout, will conceal it from view, and therefore it is not adapted for useupon ready-made bows or cravats, but is a most convenient and desirablearticle for use upon dress-ties and those wherein the bow is made byhand, and will effectually prevent the objectionable rising of such tiesupon straight standing collars.

By reason of the loop f rising from'theconverging arms e e above theplane of the tops of the hooks b b the collar and tie, when the deviceis adjusted, are crowded between the converging straight portions of thedevice and firmly wedged in place with the said hooks between theupright pairs of arms e e and a a, and all danger of accidentaldetachment is therebyobviated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A detachable neck-tie fastener, comprising a single strip ofwire bent toform vertical straight portions having downward projecting sharp pointedhooks at the upper ends thereof parallel therewith and upward divergingportions united by a loop, rising to a plane above the tops of the saidhooks, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wiscousin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

GEORGE I-I. RUSSELL. Witnesses:

H. G. UNDERwooD, HENRY DANKERT.

